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The Washington Times - Sun Dec 6, 6:47 am ET
TAIPEI, Taiwan | Taiwan's pro-independence opposition put in a strong showing in local elections Saturday, clawing its way back to respectability after two crushing defeats. With almost all the votes counted, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held onto its three county magistracy positions - equivalent to governors in the United States - and won back one other from the ruling ...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sun Dec 6, 6:12 am ET
Chan Yih-shin won his first career title Sunday at the King's Cup, beating Simon Yates and Nick Redfern in a playoff. The 32-year-old Taiwanese golfer shot a 2-under 70 to force the three-way tie with Yates(68) and Redfern (66) at 14-under 274. All three made par on the first playoff, but Redfern missed his birdie putt on the second before Chan made his.
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The Tuscaloosa News - Sun Dec 6, 6:08 am ET
NOAM COHEN An animated video that simulates Tiger Woods's recent accident has drawn attention to a new world of pseudo-journalism from Taiwan.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Sun Dec 6, 4:40 am ET
Chinese regulators have approved a bid by state-owned Yanzhou Coal to take over Australian miner Felix Resources Ltd., the company said in a statement. The statement, posted Friday on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, said China's National Development and Reform... Hong Kong - People's Republic of China - Hong Kong Stock Exchange - Asia - Australia
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Asbury Park Press - Sun Dec 6, 4:16 am ET
President Barack Obama got an earful from China's leaders on his inaugural trip to Asia earlier last month.
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Tri-Lakes Tribune - Sun Dec 6, 4:06 am ET
Around the globe, cultures and traditions surrounding holidays may differ, but one thing remains the same, they all seem to center around family and food.
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Detroit Free Press - Sun Dec 6, 3:26 am ET
Test your knowledge of current sports events of the past week: (For the most part, there are no right or wrong answers, so everybody scores a 5.)
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Denver Post - Sun Dec 6, 3:22 am ET
Welcome to the world of maybe journalism — a best guess at the news as it might have been, rendered as a video game and built on a bed of pure surmise.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 3:13 am ET
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou may slow down an aggressive push for improved ties with China after the island's voters showed disquiet with his policies in local elections, analysts said.
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Enterprise Security Today - Sun Dec 6, 3:09 am ET
Acer replaced Dell as the world's number-two PC maker in the third quarter as notebooks helped PC makers recover from the economic downturn. Hewlett-Packard remained the market leader with a 20 percent share, with Acer's share at 13.4 percent.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 3:07 am ET
Myanmar has charged 128 foreign fishermen with violating immigration laws after they were arrested last month for illegal fishing, an official said Sunday.
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EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 6, 2:46 am ET
New Delhi - At least two workers were killed and 10 were hospitalized following a suspected gas leak in a factory in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh, a news report said Sunday. The gas leak occurred at Raini Live, a medicine manufacturing pla...
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Brattleboro Reformer - Sun Dec 6, 2:35 am ET
LONDON -- World stock markets tumbled Thursday as investors fretted over the debt problems at Dubai World, a government investment company, and the continuing slide in the dollar, which earlier fell to a 14-year low against the yen.
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EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 6, 1:46 am ET
New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday left for a three-day visit to Russia during which the two countries are expected to sign a pact on civil nuclear cooperation and three defence accords. Singh said he and Russian President Dmitry...
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Albany Times Union - Sun Dec 6, 1:34 am ET
Computer-generated Woods video could be tabloid journalism future